But I thought it might be fun to ponder the opposite question: How many light bulbs (ideas) does it take to change an HR Person?

Now I am not saying that HR people are any more set in their ways than any other average professional, but then again, there is that employee handbook.

I was talking to a local bank executive the other day who was interested in having my new company as a customer. We are building a set of HR data products using advance artificial intelligence. Pretty cool stuff and he was impressed (OK – he did want my business) but he said he showed it to the HR VP and she said: “We already have too much data.” Hum.

How many times in HR have we used the phrase: That’s the way we do it here?

HR seems to me to be one of the more dynamic fields these days. That’s why I’m in it. Big Data, Social Recruiting, Just in Time Resourcing, Autonomous Work Groups, just read the blogs of the
Top 100 Most Social Human Resources Experts on Twitter and you can see how dynamic it really is. But it is also one of the slowest to embrace change. Maybe we are gun shy in the HR field, but change is going to be the most important factor to our success in the next decade!

So how many ideas does it take to change an HR person?

Here’s a few thoughts that come to mind.

One – It just has to come from the CEO

Two – One from a SHRM conference and the other from someone already doing it

"Jerry...very funny!! Honestly, though, having been in the HR profession for twenty years, I can say that...in my experience and through observations - HR professionals are afraid. They are afraid that technology...new ways of doing things that eliminate time and effort...will eliminate their jobs. Many HR professionals are not prepared to do anything more than what they are doing at present. So...if someone like you comes along with something that will provide information faster, more cost-efficient, etc....HRP's (HR professionals) think...""Oh no....not here...unless I have to"". It is a shame...but I am telling you it is true. "

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JThurber

August 09, 2013 09:17 AM

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